by Axel Rittershaus | 30 Nov 2014 | Race Review, Ultra Marathon
After the nice break at Green Market Square I felt great running towards Peak Number Three: Lion’s Head. From the refreshment table I took a pack with ‘Coconut Water’. So far I experienced coconut water as a drink in Cuba or on the Bahamas, but not during a run J The...
by Axel Rittershaus | 20 Nov 2014 | Race Review, Ultra Marathon
Here we go: From the city up to Peak Number Two: Maclear’s Beacon, the highest point of Table Mountain. I took the same route as for the first peak: from Green Market Square to Deer Park and up to Tafelberg Road. Video: Running towards Peak Two...
by Axel Rittershaus | 21 Jun 2014 | Statistics, Ultra Marathon
I analyzed the race a bit, and what you can see on the pictures is the data from my Polar RS400 watch. The horizontal scale is the race time in hours:min. First, let’s have a look at the elevation chart of this years Comrades Ultra Marathon Down Run. You climb...
by Axel Rittershaus | 31 May 2014 | Ultra Marathon
After some trouble with Hertz rental car, which I am never going to book any more, we made our way to the Comrades 2014 Expo. Before we even got there, we met Olesya & Elena Nurgalieva, the Russian twins, dominating Ultra running for more than a decade. Together...
by Axel Rittershaus | 29 May 2014 | Ultra Marathon
What am I going to eat and drink during a 9h+ race like the 89 km Comrades 2014 Ultra Marathon? In the past I very much relied on Peanutbutter-Sandwiches (I took 2 slices of toast put peanutbutter with salt in between and cut that into 4 pieces). But over the years I...
by Axel Rittershaus | 16 Apr 2014 | Ultra Marathon
I’m back from the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Expo. What a great expo and you can feel the vibe! Once again perfectly organized. In the beginning they couldn’t find my race number, but Adam from the staff took care of it and sorted it. All good. I...
